{"id":"F2011L02521","name":"Human Services (Medicare) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 2)","slug":"human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":88286,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L02521-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Human Services (Medicare) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 2)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nHuman Services (Medicare) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 2)\n\n \n\nHuman Services (Medicare) Act 1973\n\nI, TANYA PLIBERSEK, Minister for Human Services, make this specification under paragraph 43A(3)(o) of the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.\n\n \n\n \n\nDated  24 November 2011\n\n \n\n \n\nTANYA PLIBERSEK\n\nMinister for Human Services\n\n1 Name of specification\n\n  This specification is the Human Services (Medicare) (Designated Program Act) Specification 2011 (No. 2).\n\n2 Commencement\n\n  This specification commences on the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n3 Designated program Act\n\n  For paragraph (o) of the definition ‘designated program Act’ in subsection 43A(3) of the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973, the Taxation Administration Act 1953 is specified.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2358},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The specification remains narrowly focused on its original purpose of designating the Taxation Administration Act 1953 as a designated program Act. It has not expanded beyond this single administrative designation."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 3 sections)","Single substantive provision with no conditions or exceptions","No definitions section (relies entirely on parent Act)","No cross-references beyond the enabling provision"],"plain_english_summary":"This specification allows the Department of Human Services (now called Services Australia) to use its Medicare administrative systems to help administer tax laws.\n\n**What it does**\n- Adds the *Taxation Administration Act 1953* to a list of \"designated program Acts\" under the *Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973*\n- This designation lets Services Australia use its established payment systems, data matching, and customer service channels for tax-related purposes\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Primarily government agencies: Services Australia and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)\n- Indirectly affects taxpayers, businesses, and anyone who interacts with tax administration, as it enables integrated service delivery between Medicare and tax systems\n\n**Why it matters**\n- Improves administrative efficiency by allowing one government department to use its existing infrastructure to support another department's functions\n- Reduces duplication by letting Services Australia handle certain tax administration tasks using its Medicare systems"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2","history":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/history","analysis":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/human-services-medicare-designated-program-act-specification-2011-no-2/documents"}}